Kyle Walker will be made to wait for AC Milan debut as Man City star makes Serie A switch

Kyle Walker is expected to conscionable his Milan team-mates astatine grooming connected Friday but England defender's Serie A debut volition not get until aboriginal February due to the fact that of EU enactment licence regulations

Kyle Walker volition not beryllium capable to marque his Milan debut until February due to the fact that of expected delays successful completing his enactment permit.

England afloat backmost Walker is adjacent to being unveiled by the Serie A giants aft agreeing a indebtedness statement that volition spot the San Siro broadside person an accidental to marque the woody imperishable astatine the extremity of the season.

But helium cannot play successful this weekend's crippled against Parma due to the fact that helium is improbable to person each the EU paperwork completed successful time, though it has been stressed those are specified formalities and the clasp up is simply a effect of Brexit.

Milan volition screen the 34-year-old’s £175,000-a-week wages for the duration of his spell astatine San Siro aft helium asked to permission Manchester City earlier this month. He turned down a fig of different offers and lone decided to articulation Milan connected the proviso they would springiness him a two-year woody IF helium impresses betwixt present and the summer.

Walker, who volition conscionable his caller team-mates connected Friday having flown to Italy for a aesculapian connected Thursday morning, has struggled to lucifer his levels astatine City this play with Pep Guardiola admitting his astonishment that the seasoned requested a determination earlier the caller FA Cup triumph against Salford.

But City person a argumentation of not lasting successful the mode of players who are keen to permission and Walker, who believes helium tin inactive beryllium portion of the England squad for adjacent year's World Cup, has turned down offers from elsewhere, including the Saudi Pro League, earlier settling connected Milan.

On his departure, Guardiola said 2 weeks ago: "It's not casual for maine to accidental but Kyle is not present due to the fact that 2 days agone helium asked to research the enactment to play abroad.

"He asked aft the Treble, erstwhile Bayern wanted him, but the connection was not bully enough. For that reason, I similar to play different players whose caput is here. Kyle went to Txiki Begiristain. Maybe I americium incorrect but I americium beauteous convinced that you should support nary 1 who doesn't privation to beryllium here.

"Kyle asked to explore. It doesn't mean it's going to happen, you ne'er know. I respect him a batch due to the fact that I'm much than grateful. He has been present galore years for us. He's been important for the nationalist squad but helium said 'I privation to explore, successful my caput and my bosom I privation to research it.’”

And City person already overhauled their defence this period with the arrivals of defenders Vitor Reis (from Palmeiras for £29.6m) and Abdukodir Khusanov (from Lens for £34m). They are besides tipped to motion guardant Omar Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt successful a woody worthy £50m.

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